Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh government has a
debt of Rs 54,111 crore as on March 31, 2009, which means Rs
8,966 per person in the state according to the 2001 census,
Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Raghavji said in the Assembly.
Replying to the Congress's Ram Niwas Rawat, Raghavji
said that till March 31, 2004, the state government had a debt
of Rs 34,109 crore, while it is Rs 54,111 crore as on March
31, 2009.
According to the 2001 census, the population of the
state was 6,03,48,000 which means every citizen of the state
carries an average loan of Rs 8,911, the minister said.
He said that as per the Budget estimates for the year
2009-10, the amount of debt repayment will be Rs 3,604.81
crore and interest on it will be Rs 4,794.10 crore which is
7.21 per cent and 9.59 per cent respectively of the total
budget.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, March 09, 2010, 15:36